ACPL Systems

What ACPL Systems does

ACPL Systems (legal entity: ACPL Systems Pvt. Ltd.) is a privately-held, pure-play cybersecurity services company founded in 1990 (originally as ACPL Global) and headquartered in India with operations across 41 countries supported by 6 global SOC centers. The company delivers managed detection and response (MDR), 24x7 SOC operations, professional services under the CyberCare tiered framework (Lite 100 hours, Pro 250 hours, HyperCare Pro 400 hours, plus Day Rate), end-to-end hyperscaler implementation, platform assessment, data discovery and protection, and threat surface management. Its customer base is concentrated in regulated enterprise verticals — financial services, logistics, retail, technology, energy, insurance, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure — with named engagements spanning FTSE 100 Energy, multinational manufacturing across 28 countries, and a global logistics deployment that collapsed MTTD from days to minutes. The company protects 1.2M+ endpoints globally.

Technically, ACPL operates dual-XDR delivery on CrowdStrike Falcon XDR and Palo Alto Cortex XDR/XSIAM, with a proprietary detection library of 4,200+ custom rules correlated against 14 external threat intelligence feeds and internal honeypot networks, achieving sub-4-minute MTTD and sub-5-minute containment SLA. Three proprietary platforms sit beside the services book: Klassify (enterprise data classification with AI-based automated tagging and Microsoft Purview/DLP integration), Attack Fence (external attack surface monitoring with automated blocking recommendations), and CVE Hub (CVE aggregation, exploit-maturity enrichment, and prioritised remediation queues). ACPL Cyber Advisor is an AI-powered advisory product covering Zero Trust, compromised credentials, AI data leakage, and SOC 2 readiness. The business holds ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and CREST accreditations, operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion with certified engineers in every engagement, and earns recurring recognition as Partner of the Year from Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Netskope, F5, Forcepoint, IBM, and Trend Micro across 2016-2026. Pricing is quote-based with multi-year contracts as the dominant cadence; no financial figures are disclosed.

Name

ACPL Systems

Legal name

ACPL Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://acpl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ACPL Systems is a pure-play cybersecurity services provider headquartered in India, delivering MDR, 24x7 SOC operations, professional services, and proprietary platforms (Klassify, Attack Fence, CVE Hub, Cyber Advisor) to enterprise customers across 41 countries via 6 global SOC centers and 484+ certified engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Security Systems Services (56162), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Detection & Response (MDR) & SOC Services (HDADAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Endpoint Security Managed Services (EDR/XDR) (BPAEADAH), OT/ICS & Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Services (BPAKAHAN)

Keywords

• Managed security services
• Managed detection response
• Data classification platform
• External attack surface
• Vulnerability intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed Detection & Response (MDR): 24x7 managed detection and response services powered by CrowdStrike Falcon XDR and Palo Alto Cortex XDR/XSIAM. Includes advanced analytics, threat hunting, incident containment, and SOC operations across global SOC centers.
2. CyberCare Professional Services: Pre-purchased professional services hours pool for cybersecurity support, optimisation and improvement across cloud, network, endpoint, identity, data, email and application security. Tiered offerings: CyberCare Lite (100 hours), CyberCare Pro (250 hours), HyperCare Pro (400 hours), and Day Rate (8 hours).
3. Managed Services: From reactive break-fix support through to full 24x7 managed operations and hybrid models. CyberCare tiers provide operational depth with structured escalation, SLA-backed response and continuous platform optimisation. Covers CyberCare Essentials, CyberCare Pro, and Hybrid Managed Services.
4. Implementation & Deployment: End-to-end hyperscaler deployment services including architecture design, migration planning, policy tuning, and production cutover. Covers greenfield deployments and complex multi-vendor migrations.
5. Platform Assessment: Strategic security platform assessment and technology evaluation services. Includes gap analysis against NIST CSF and CIS frameworks, technology PoC, commercial and technical advisory, regulatory compliance mapping, quantified risk scoring, and transformation roadmap development.
6. Data Discovery & Protection: Services for discovering unstructured data, classification using manual and AI-based methods, watermarking sensitive documents, preventing unauthorized application installations, blocking screen sharing of confidential content, and enforcing endpoint-level data classification.
7. Threat Surface Management: Continuous external attack surface management services including discovery, scoring and remediation of internet-facing exposure. Monitors shadow IT, forgotten infrastructure, leaked credentials and third-party risk.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ACPL Systems delivers managed cybersecurity services — including 24/7 managed detection and response from six global SOCs — alongside proprietary platforms Klassify (AI-driven data classification), Attack Fence (external attack surface monitoring), CVE Hub (vulnerability intelligence) and ACPL Cyber Advisor (AI cybersecurity advisor). The company protects 1.2M+ endpoints across 41 countries with 484+ certified engineers and 350+ SOC analysts, and layers in professional services for implementation, platform assessment, threat surface management and data discovery/protection.

Product overview

ACPL Systems is a pure-play cybersecurity services company offering a portfolio of proprietary products and managed security services. The core proprietary products include: (1) Klassify for enterprise data classification and labelling with AI-based automated tagging; (2) Attack Fence for proactive perimeter defence and external attack surface monitoring; and (3) CVE Hub for centralised vulnerability intelligence and prioritisation. These are complemented by a suite of professional services including Platform Assessment, Implementation & Deployment, Managed Services, Managed Detection & Response (powered by CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Cortex), Data Discovery & Protection, and Threat Surface Management. The company also provides AI-powered advisory through ACPL Cyber Advisor and vendor-agnostic professional services under the CyberCare framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klassify: Enterprise data classification and labelling platform. Visual classification at point of creation, AI-based automated tagging, email classification, sensitive document watermarking, screenshot protection and endpoint-level enforcement. Integrates with Microsoft Purview, DLP and rights management.
• Attack Fence
• CVE Hub
• CyberCare

Products and services

• Klassify Proprietary data classification platform that uses AI, NLP and regex techniques to identify and label sensitive data across enterprise repositories. Sold to enterprise security and compliance teams that need automated data discovery and labeling.
• Attack Fence Proprietary external attack surface monitoring platform that identifies exposed assets and vulnerabilities from an attacker's perspective. Targeted at enterprise security teams needing continuous visibility of their internet-facing footprint.
• CVE Hub Proprietary vulnerability intelligence platform that aggregates CVE data and threat context for prioritized vulnerability handling. Used by enterprise vulnerability management and SOC teams to streamline patching decisions.
• ACPL Cyber Advisor AI-based cybersecurity advisory tool that provides guidance on security controls, threat interpretation and remediation to enterprise security practitioners. Sells into security operations and advisory teams.
• Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 24/7 outsourced threat detection, investigation and response service delivered from six SOCs with 350+ analysts and 4,200+ custom detection rules. Sold as a recurring subscription to enterprise security buyers needing outsourced SOC capability.
• CyberCare Professional Services Tiered professional services subscription delivering on-demand cybersecurity expertise to enterprise IT security teams. Offered in Basic, Advanced and Premium tiers to match required advisory depth.
• Implementation and Deployment Services Project-based service that deploys and configures enterprise security platforms for buyers integrating new detection, protection or compliance tools into their environment.
• Platform Assessment Assessment service that evaluates an organization's existing security platform and posture and produces prioritized recommendations. Sold as a fixed-scope engagement to enterprise security leaders.
• Data Discovery and Protection Service that identifies sensitive data across enterprise environments and applies protective controls, using ACPL's Klassify technology. Targeted at compliance-driven data protection programs.
• Threat Surface Management Continuous service that discovers, monitors and reduces an organization's external threat surface, combining Attack Fence tooling with analyst-driven remediation. Sold to enterprise security operations teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced attack surface exposure by over 60% within the first quarter of Zero Trust implementation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationElite certifications across Microsoft security ecosystem including Azure, Microsoft 365, Defender, Sentinel, and Purview. ACPL delivers implementation and managed services across Microsoft security platforms.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationPremier services partner with multiple annual partner of the year awards. Expertise across Cortex XDR, XSIAM, XSOAR, Prisma Cloud, Prisma Access, and NetSec platforms. Multiple APAC Partner of the Year awards including 2017, 2018, 2024.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationAPJ Partner of the Year 2021. ACPL delivers MDR powered by CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR with OverWatch threat hunting, custom IOA detection rules, and Falcon Fusion automated response playbooks.
• ZscalercoreTechnology or IntegrationElite services partner for Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform. ACPL architects, deploys and operates Zscaler SASE replacing legacy perimeter tooling with cloud-native, context-aware security.
• NetskopecoreTechnology or IntegrationElite Service Delivery Partner for Netskope's converged SASE platform. Authorised Indian Reseller Partner (2019). ACPL architects, deploys and operates Netskope SSE including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, and DLP.
• FortinetcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for network security solutions including FortiGate, FortiSIEM, and FortiEDR. ACPL delivers implementation and managed services across Fortinet security fabric.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Cloudflare security solutions including Cloudflare One SASE, DDoS protection, and application security. ACPL provides implementation and managed services.
• OktacoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Okta identity and access management solutions. ACPL delivers IAM implementation including SSO, MFA, conditional access and privileged access control optimisation.
• WizcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Wiz cloud security platform including CSPM, CWPP and workload protection across multi-cloud environments.
• QualyscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Qualys vulnerability management and threat protection solutions. ACPL delivers vulnerability assessment and continuous assessment across the estate.
• F5coreTechnology or IntegrationF5 Partner Excellence Award Technology Services Partner of the Year 2022. ACPL delivers implementation and services for F5 application security and delivery solutions.
• Idira (formerly CyberArk)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Idira (formerly CyberArk) identity security platform. ACPL delivers privileged access management and identity security implementation.
• ForcepointcoreTechnology or IntegrationMultiple regional partner awards including Best Partner Northern India (2017), Best Partner North & East (2017), Best Commercial Partner North, and Best Partner Customer Retention (2021-22).
• IBMcoreTechnology or IntegrationIBM Special Security Partner 2017. ACPL delivers security services leveraging IBM QRadar, Guardium, and other IBM security platforms.
• Trend MicrocoreTechnology or IntegrationGold Partner of the Year 2017. ACPL delivers Trend Micro endpoint and network security implementation and managed services.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ReliaQuest: US-based MDR/MSSP delivering 24x7 managed detection and response across multi-vendor security stacks (endpoint, network, cloud, identity). Closely comparable to ACPL's MDR + CyberCare model with similar multi-platform, engineering-led delivery positioning.
• Arctic Wolf: Pure-play MDR/security operations provider offering concierge SOC-style managed detection and response across endpoint, network, cloud and identity. Directly comparable service model, customer profile (mid-to-large enterprise), and multi-vendor delivery approach to ACPL's SOC operations.
• eSentire: Pure-play MDR provider delivering 24x7 threat detection, hunting and response across endpoint, network and cloud. Comparable to ACPL in being a vendor-agnostic MDR specialist with a strong focus on mid-market and enterprise customers and similar multi-vendor ingestion model.
• Expel: Transparent, MDR-focused managed security provider built on top of multiple security platforms (endpoint, SIEM, cloud, identity). Closely comparable to ACPL's MDR plus professional services structure and engineering-led SOC model.

Broad incumbents

• Sophos (Sophos MDR): Large cybersecurity vendor that now bundles native MDR services on top of its own endpoint, network and firewall products after acquiring Secureworks. Comparable as a competing MDR service but with its own proprietary OEM stack rather than ACPL's vendor-agnostic multi-platform approach.
• Wipro (Cybersecurity Services): Global Indian-headquartered IT services giant with a large cybersecurity practice spanning managed security, Zero Trust and compliance. Closely comparable in delivery geography, cost structure and enterprise customer base, though with much broader IT services scope.
• Deloitte (Cyber Risk Services): Global consulting firm with a sizable cyber risk practice covering managed detection, Zero Trust, OT/ICS and regulatory advisory. Directly competes for the same large enterprise and regulated-industry mandates ACPL targets, with substantially larger brand and bench.
• Accenture Security: Global systems integrator with a top-tier managed security services practice (including Optiv integration) covering MDR, Zero Trust, OT/ICS and identity. Competes head-to-head with ACPL for large enterprise and critical infrastructure cyber transformation programs.
• IBM Security Services: Large incumbent with QRadar-led managed SOC, X-Force threat intelligence and broad security consulting. Already an ACPL OEM partner (IBM Special Security Partner 2017), and a competitor for the same enterprise MDR and SOC transformation deals.
• Optiv: Large US-focused cybersecurity solutions integrator and MSSP delivering advisory, implementation and managed services across dozens of OEMs. Highly comparable to ACPL in being a vendor-agnostic security services partner targeting large enterprise customers with multi-vendor delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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